This resource includes 2 revision placemats covering topic 3 of the new AQA GCSE topic, Norman England 1066 – 1100. Each placemat is titled: • How did the Norman Conquest affect the English Church? • Monasticism and Language after the Norman Conquest These are great for last minute revision or to put on a ‘google classroom’ for all students to look at on their home computers. If you have found this resource useful or want to get even more value for your money please follow this link to find a bundle of over 30 revision placemats covering a variety of AQA GCSE History topics: Major AQA GCSE History Revision Bundle

IGCSE Russia 1905-1941 Revision Book This resource contains 37 revision pages which cover the following four key questions: Why did the Tsarist regime collapse in 1917? How did the Bolsheviks gain and hold onto power? How did Stalin gain and hold onto power? What was the impact of Stalin’s economic policies? A list of 4, 6 and 10 mark questions. Each event has their own revision page whilst all key question have an end of topic summary. The pages are filled with only the key information and is an excellent form of revision. When teaching I often give the students the relevant sheet as a summary at the end of the lesson to aid with their revision. This also covers many of the key topics for the Russia topic in the new AQA 9-1 GCSE.

Homer’s Odyssey Key Characters Revision Placemats (x6) This resource contains 6 Revision placemats covering all the key characters in Homer’s Odyssey (excellent revision for the OCR Classical Civilisations New A-Level exam). The placemats cover the following characters: Penelope Athene Minor Gods Telemachus Minor Mortals Odysseus These are excellent revision tools and can be used to support the learning of students both within and outside of the classroom. I have printed them off for all my students on card and they often comment on how useful they are.

Virgil’s Aeneid Book V: Funeral Games (3x Lessons) [New OCR A-Level: ‘The World of the Hero’] This resource contains: 3x PowerPoints (2x Key Events, 1x Characters and Themes 5x Worksheets 1x Revision Questions This resource contains 3 lessons covering the core content of Virgil’s Aeneid Book V: Funeral Games. All of the lessons are completely resourced and contain extension tasks to promote outstanding outcomes and results.

Careers Education: So you’re thinking of…becoming a Teaching Assistant? A completely resourced and interactive careers lesson aimed at students who are thinking of becoming librarians in the future. Students tackle the common stereotypes held of teaching assistants and then think about the skills and qualities needed to be an effective teaching assistant. A final aftercare slide is included where students can continue their career search outside of the classroom with website links and hyperlinks to relevant videos. This resource consists of: PowerPoint Hyperlinked relevant videos Teaching assistant worksheet Aftercare advice and additional research

Careers Education: So you’re thinking of…becoming a teacher? A completely resourced and interactive careers lesson aimed at students who are thinking of becoming teachers in the future. Students think about qualities needed to be a good and effective teacher and then about the positives and negatives of teaching. A final aftercare slide is included where students can continue their career search outside of the classroom with website links and hyperlinks to relevant videos. This resource consists of: PowerPoint Hyperlinked relevant videos Sorting Activity Aftercare advice and additional research

Careers Education: So you’re thinking of…becoming a Librarian? A completely resourced and interactive careers lesson aimed at students who are thinking of becoming librarians in the future. Students tackle the common stereotypes held of Librarians and then think about the skills and qualities needed to be an effective Librarian. A final aftercare slide is included where students can continue their career search outside of the classroom with website links and hyperlinks to relevant videos. This resource consists of: PowerPoint Hyperlinked relevant videos Case studies worksheet Aftercare advice and additional research

This resource consists of a single 1 hour revision PowerPoint covering how the Tsar survived the 1905 revolution. It first recaps what students can remember and then encourages them to use their notes to add extra information. Finally students are required to use all the knowledge they have recalled to answer the lesson question.

Careers Education: So you want to work…in Education? A completely resourced and interactive careers lesson aimed at students who are thinking of possibly entering into a career within the education sector in the future. Students tackle the common stereotype of careers within education and then use career compare cards to learn what career options there are in education. Finally students use the information they have learnt from class discussions and classwork to write replies to people who want career advice. A final aftercare slide is included where students can continue their career search outside of the classroom with website links and hyperlinks to relevant videos. This resource consists of: PowerPoint Hyperlinked relevant videos Education career compare cards Aftercare advice and additional research

NEW AQA GCSE (9-1) Britain: Health and People –Topic 4 ‘Modern Medicine;’ Revision Placemats (x7) This resource consists of seven revision placemats for the fourth topic of Britain: Health and People which focuses on the topic ‘Modern Medicine’’. The placemats cover the following topics: Development of modern medicine: Penicillin How have drugs and treatments developed since 1945? What alternative medical treatments are there? What impact did World War One have on surgery? What impact did World War Two and Technology have on surgery? Why did the government try to improve the nations health after 1900? How has healthcare changed in the twenty-first century? These placemats are a great way for independent revision. Students have found these extremely effective in their revision and have praised them highly.

AQA GCSE (9-1) Britain: Health and People –Topic 3 ‘A revolution in medicine;’ Revision Placemats (x6) This resource consists of six revision placemats for the third topic of Britain: Health and People which focuses on the topic ‘A revolution in medicine’’. The placemats cover the following topics: How was pain conquered and infections prevented? How significant was Pasteur’s Germ Theory? How did scientists discover that germs caused human diseases? Pasteur vs Koch: The search for vaccines and cures in the nineteenth century How dirty were towns in nineteenth century Britain? How did people in Britain fight against Cholera? These placemats are a great way for independent revision. Students have found these extremely effective in their revision and have praised them highly.

AQA GCSE (9-1) Britain: Health and People –’The Beginnings of Change;’ Revision Placemats (x6) This resource consists of six revision placemats for the second topic of Britain: Health and People which focuses on ‘The Beginnings of Change’. The placemats cover the following topics: How did the Renaissance affect the work of Vesalius? What was Pare’s and Harvey’s contribution to medical progress? How did doctors deal with the Great Plague? How did hospitals change in the eighteenth century? What were John Hunter’s contributions to medical practice? How did Edward Jenner help defeat smallpox? These placemats are a great way for independent revision. Students have found these extremely effective in their revision and have praised them highly.

Homer’s Odyssey Key Events Revision Placemats (x18) This resource contains 18 revision placemats covering Books I, V-XIV, XVI-XIX and XXI-XXII (all the books required for the OCR Classical Civilisations New A-Level exam and will also work for GCSE students) Each placemat contains the following: Summary of the key events of the Book The key characters in each Book How key themes are developed in each Book These are excellent revision tools and can be used to support the learning of students both within and outside of the classroom. I have printed them off for all my students on card and they often comment on how useful they are.

This consists of 9 lessons covering Russian History from the Provisional Government to Lenin's death. These were created for the new GCSE course following the AQA syllabus. I have used the Walsh Textbook for certain parts if it use the textbook. This consists of PowerPoints and some worksheets. A good textbook is essential for these lessons.

This resources consists of 5 lessons focusing on the development of the Cold War. These have been created for the new AQA History GCSE and will require a textbook to provide some information (I have used the prescribed Walsh textbook). However, these can be easily edited with different page numbers for the tasks. All of the lessons have clear differentiated outcomes and expectations and the lessons are as follows: 1) How did Communism Spread throughout the world in 1949? 2) NATO and the Warsaw Pact 3) What was the significance of the arms-race? 4) The Space Race 5) Why did the Cold War escalate?

This consists of 9 lessons covering Russian History for the new GCSE AQA syllabus from Stalin gaining and consolidating power, his economic reforms and their impact and the Great Patriotic War. I have used the Walsh Textbook for certain parts if the lessons uses the textbook. This pack consists of PowerPoints and worksheets for each of the lessons. A good textbook is essential for these lessons.